Is it normal to be asked if I’m planning to have children on an interview? And if my husband is okay with me travelling for work? I’m still shocked.

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Name and shame - def not normal

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BCG1, truer words have never been spoken 🤝

That is NOT okay!

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Thank you! That’s what I thought. This is illegal from where I come from, they could be sued

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Second question is ok .. assuming they are either locals or going to send you to somewhere that needs husband approval?
First one is discrimination, they dont want to deal with maternity, finding someone etc.
What messed up company is this?

Brothel is the last place you want husbands approval (ha ha). On a more serious note, coming from a woman herself, please don’t add more fuel to the fire. We can’t be insulting ourselves (albeit jokingly). Society does that enough already.

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